Catching Fire Movie And Book Comparison Essay

What is the secret to writing a great book? Why do some include romance, while others focus on action? Many authors excel at writing action stories, but every story, and every writer, is different. Some writers, like Suzanne Collins, write novels with a balance of both romantic elements and action throughout. This delicate balance makes her books exceptional, but easy to botch in film adaptations. For example, the film adaptation of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins had its action elements magnified, while the romantic aspects were played down. Although the film adaptation doesn’t change the setting, characters and plot considerably, the tiny changes throughout the story alter it far too much for Catching Fire to be true to Suzanne Collins’ official work. The changes to the protagonists and certain side …show more content…
If a viewer doesn’t like Katniss’ personality, they would still enjoy the film, but would be extremely unlikely to enjoy the books. In the film, some scenes were added where the viewer got to spectate the conversations between President Snow, the antagonist, and Plutarch, the head game maker. These scenes move the plot forward very well, and are entertaining. One example of this takes place before Katniss is reaped for the second time. In this part of the story, the viewer gets to see President Snow as the manipulative genius that he is. He teaches Plutarch about controlling people using fear, while Plutarch makes his plans for the Games. Then, they both work together to think of a way to deal with Katniss and stop the rebellion. This wonderful scene is nowhere to be found in the novel, as the reader never leaves Katniss. Thus, the switch from third person limited to third person omniscient made by Catching Fire was appropriate for the movie, and was certainly entertaining, but took away some of the scenes that gave the novel the mood that it